The Reincarnated Royalty

Chapter - 8

As days passed by, the people of both Andria and Philaria became more and more busy in preparing for the wedding. A wave of happiness was seen among the faces of every person in these kingdoms. "Claire can you please bring that necklace here?" Lucy asked her who was currently arranging Rose's wedding dress and accessories. "Sure!" Claire said and gave her that necklace.

"This dress is beautiful, Rose is definitely going to shine like an elegant princess." She said while looking at the dress kept in front of her. "I agree" Lucy said an kept that necklace in a box along with other jewelry. "Let's go and look outside for a while." Lucy said to her and they both went to the streets followed by Jake and Kylie.

They both were roaming in the streets meeting with people and looking at all the decorations around the place. "It is all so beautiful, I cannot wait for tomorrow." Lucy said. "Rose will be so happy after seeing all this." Claire said and took a flower from the flower shop.

"Who's this for?" Lucy asked her. "I don't know, I just found it pretty." She replied to her. They were about to go in an ornament shop when they heard the castle drums beating. "Do we have a visitor?" Lucy asked and Kylie nodded at her. "Yes, princess." She said and all four of them went back to the castle.

They all entered inside and saw the royal family of Philaria present there. They bowed to them and went to Rose who was also present there. "I hope all of you must be doing great. We are here for our family ritual." The queen said politely.

"According to this ritual, all the jewelry that is to be worn by the royal bride will be given from the groom's side of the family." Jasmine said and two maids came forward with huge boxes of royal ornaments. "This ritual is being followed since the time of my great grandfather, so please do not deny it." The King of Philaria requested to the royal family of Andria.

"If this is the case, then we will gladly accept all of these." The king replied and signaled the maid to come and take those boxes. "Please join us for lunch." Ray said and they all agreed. 

Rose and Theo sat in front of each other. Theo was staring at her but she became very shy and kept looking down with a little smile on her face. All of them started eating their lunch but Claire noticed Sky who seemed to be lost in his own imagination. She then saw Jasmine elbowing him from the side. "What's the matter? Is everything ok?" She asked them both. "Yes everything is fine. He is just kind of tired from his sword training." Jasmine replied with an awkward smile.

Claire knew that she was lying but thinking that it would be rude to keep asking them questions, she went back to eating her food. It was all silent until the Queen decided to break it. "We saw the decorations outside, they all were really pretty. Andria has really prepared well for their princess's wedding." She said and the King smiled at her. "Thank you so much, we would like to visit Philaria and see their preparations too." He said and the Queen nodded at him. "Sure, after all both the Kingdoms are going to be united now." 

After having their lunch, Rose and Theo went to balcony to talk for a while. "How are you?" He asked her. "I'm fine." She replied. Their was a silence between them, a very dense silence which started to become worse and they both could feel the tension building up between them. "Our lives are going to change completely from tomorrow." She said breaking that silence.

"Yes, for the first time it will be a good change." Theo replied and smiled at her. "I'm nervous." She said fidgeting her fingers. "Don't be, it will all be fine. Just take deep breaths to calm yourself and if it doesn't work then you just have to come for a dance with me." He leaned towards her. A slight blush rose to her face and she looked away. 

On the other hand Sky was roaming alone in the garden when Claire saw him. She ordered Jake, who was walking with her the whole time to leave from there. She then went near Sky. "Mind if I join you?" She asked him. "Not really." He replied turning around.

"Is something bothering you, Prince?" She asked him. "No, I'm just a bit exhausted from all the preparation work." He replied. They both walked beside each other in silence. Sky was looking at the ground when out of nowhere he saw a flower in front of his face. 

He saw Claire extending her hand towards him holding a beautiful flower. It was the same flower she bought this morning. "It's Lavender. It helps with relieving stress and tiredness." She said and handed him that. "Well....thank you?" He said in a confused tone while looking at that flower.

Claire narrowed her eyes at him. "Don't make such a face. It actually does help with it." She said with a little grumpy pout. Looking at her face, he felt an unknown spark. "Claire! Sky!" They heard Jasmine call for them and turned around. She gestured them to come to her.

"What is it?" Sky asked her. "I'm sorry to interrupt you both but it's time for us to leave." She said and they all bid their goodbyes. 

"Take care" Theo whispered to Rose. "You too" She whispered back. The royal family of Philaria went to their royal carriage and horses and left from there. 

Time passed by and it was night already. Claire and Lucy were helping Rose to calm down who was freaking out due to nervousness. "What is going to happen? How am I going to deal with all of that? Will I be able to make a place for myself in their family? Will they all be able to accept me? Will I able to prove my love to Prince Theo? My mind is all messed up!!" Rose was blabbering these same things since last hour while roaming around the fully messed up room.

"Calm down Rose." Lucy made her sit on the bed and gave her a glass of water. "There is nothing to worry about." Claire said and held her hand. "Just close your eyes, take deep breaths and think about the thing which makes you happy." She said to her. "The things which makes me happy?" Rose repeated. "Yes."

She closed her eyes and took deep breaths. The thing which immediately came in her mind was Theo's smiling face. 

"I'm nervous."

"Don't be, it will all be fine. Just take deep breaths to calm yourself and if it doesn't work then you just have to come for a dance with me."

She smiled remembering their conversation and opened her eyes. "How are you feeling now?" Claire asked her. "Much better." She replied.

Here, Sky was laying down in his bed while looking at the little pot kept near the window. That lavender flower was spreading a peaceful aroma inside the whole room. "It actually does help you to relax." He closed his eyes and started humming the song which his mother always used to sing to him.

The cold breeze flew inside from the open windows making the atmosphere more calm and relaxed. Jasmine, who was passing by heard humming from inside his room and peeked from the little keyhole. 

She smiled looking at Sky who was finally out of his thoughts. "I wish that you always keep smiling like that, my dear little brother."